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In 2013, Turkish coffee culture and tradition took its place in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. It’s critical to Turkish culture, and the Turkish word for “kahvaltı” even translates directly as the meal “before coffee.” When visiting friends...

Cittaslow is a movement that arose in opposition to fast food, thus the “slow” moniker. It focuses on cities that promote a high quality, sustainable lifestyle in contrast to an urban lifestyle that harms the environment and is hard on people who live in ...

Urfa can make an argument for itself as one of the most important historic spots anywhere in the world, and you can still see almost all of it. Göbeklitepe is just one of 3 Neolithic spots surrounding the city, and is one of the oldest settlements known t...

As a country, Turkey has more sights to see than just about any other country in the world. The Black Sea coast is famously green and has incredible hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter. The southeast and Mesopotamia features the remains of countles...

You’ll find kebabs in countries all over the world, so what does kebab even mean? Essentially it’s a way of lumping a number of varieties of meat dishes together. Most often they’re cooked either on a skewer or a spit. There is some evidence that the word...

You’ve learned what Gönül, Elinize sağlık, Yakamoz, Hüzün, Kolay gelsin, Buyurun all mean already, but as we already mentioned, the beauty of the Turkish language is practically endless! There are so many different words and phrases that are truly beautif...

İstanbul is an amazingly artsy city. Walk down any street and you’ll see people dressed not just in the latest fashion, but in the fashion to come. You’ll see street art, you’ll see architecture that is positively inspirational, and of course you’ll see l...

Turkish is a language very different from most Indo-European languages. It dates back to China and Mongolia, and is around 2,500 years old. There are around 35 Turkic languages still spoken today, mostly across Asia. So given this history, and the sheer d...

Getting out of the big city is one of the best ways to spend a weekend with the family. Discover the beauty of nature, of fresh air, of wildlife all around. Luckily Turkey has loads of incredible national parks with cabins and beautiful places to stay. Ea...

There are 3 requirements to finding an amazing spot to go stargazing. First and foremost, there need to me no lights anywhere around, so you get a clear view of the night sky. Second, you’d like to be high up so that you’re close enough to feel like you c...